Quad-core HTC Tablet Coming in Early 2012

HTC released the HTC Flyer as its single-core flagship tablet and the HTC Jetstream as its dual-core flagship. What about its quad-core flagship? A yet-unnamed HTC tablet bearing a quad-core processor is reportedly in the pipeline and scheduled for release at the Media World Congress (MWC) 2012 next year.

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Taiwanese news site Commercial Timesreports that HTC is planning to release a quad-core tablet, alongside two new Android smartphones, before Microsoft releases its Windows 8 operating system by 3Q 2012.

Along with two other Android-powered smartphones (codenamed Ville and Edge), this quad-core tablet will be made public at the MWC 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. Rumors say that the HTC Edge will use a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset, while the Ville will come with a dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipset.

The new tablet’s quad-core processor will put the focus on premium graphic performance, making it a multimedia center. It is at the same time made for low-power consumption at high performance.

HTC might also produce Window 8 powered devices, as the two companies have had a history together.

Critics observe that HTC is under a lot of pressure from competitors like ASUS, which has scheduled the release of its quad-core ASUS Eee Pad Transformer Prime into the market.

The days of quad-core smartphones and tablets are nearing. If you could choose, which manufacturer would you want to make your next quad-core phone/tablet and what features would you like to see on the device?